The University of Vermont and the city of Burlington will host the 2012 IIHF World Women’s Championship, with Gutterson Fieldhouse being the primary venue. Gutterson, home to the UVM men’s and women’s programs, will will host all U.S. and Canada games, as well as the playoff and medal rounds. Cairns Arena will serve as the … Read more
The New Hampshire-Quinnipiac women’s game scheduled for tonight at Quinnipiac has been postponed due to inclement weather. The game has been re-scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 8 at 7 p.m. at the TD Bank Sports Center in Hamden, Conn.
Dartmouth and Vermont have postponed their women’s game scheduled for Wednesday in Burlington, Vt., because players on both teams were delayed in returning to school because of the East Coast snowstorm. The game has been rescheduled for 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 18. A Dartmouth release said the game was postponed “instead of trying to … Read more
Wisconsin forward Madison Packer and Boston University goaltender Kerrin Sperry have been added to the roster for the 2010 USA Hockey Women’s Winter Training Camp, which is set for Dec. 26-31, at the National Sports Center’s Schwan Super Rink, in Blaine, Minn. Packer and Sperry will take the places of Amanda Kessel (Minnesota) and Alex … Read more
Former New Hampshire forward Karyn Bye Dietz was named today to the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame Class of 2011. “Karyn was a dominating force on the international stage for more than a decade and her play served as an inspiration for young girls, not only in the United States, but across the world,” … Read more
It wasn’t exactly freshman orientation, not the sort that all newcomers to Northeastern University undergo, anyway. It was more of a reorientation for NU coach Dave Flint. After all, a season away to help guide Team USA at the Vancouver Olympics did net Flint a silver medal, but it also left him feeling a little … Read more
UMaine may have polished off one of the most significant wins in its history on Tuesday, a 4-1 upset of New Hampshire. But there was little time to savor it. The Black Bears were back on skates and on the ice early (if not bright) on Wednesday. Still, there wasn’t a grumble to be heard, … Read more
There is not much change in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll as the top five teams remain the same as last week, with Wisconsin on top having garnered all 15 first place votes. Cornell, Minnesota-Duluth, Mercyhurst and Boston University round out the top five in that order. Minnesota, up a notch to No. … Read more
Not much change in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll as Wisconsin is still perched atop the poll and the next five spots remain the same as last week. At the bottom, Minnesota jumps from No. 8 to No. 7, North Dakota flip-flops with Minnesota and Ohio State stays in the ninth spot. Harvard … Read more
Wisconsin remained atop the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll on Monday after sweeping No. 10 Ohio State over the weekend. Cornell remained at No. 2 after opening its season with two wins against Robert Morris. Little changed from the previous week. Minnesota-Duluth and Mercyhurst switched places, with the Bulldogs climbing to No. 3, and Boston … Read more
Wisconsin is the new No. 1 team in the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll released today. The Badgers take over the top spot from Mercyhurst, which falls to No. 3. Cornell stays in the second spot, while Minnesota-Duluth comes in at No. 4 and Boston University rounds out the top five. The top four teams … Read more
Defending champion Boston University is the favorite for the 2010-11 Hockey East women’s regular-season title, according to league coaches. The Terriers received six of the eight first-place votes in the preseason balloting, with second-place Boston College taking the other two. Providence, New Hampshire, Northeastern, Connecticut, Vermont and Maine were picked to finish third through eighth, … Read more
Cammi Granato, three-time ECAC Player of the Year, two-time Olympian and 15-year member of the U.S. Women’s National Team, was today announced as one of the first two female members in the 65-year history of the Hockey Hall of Fame. Granato will be formally inducted into the Hall on Nov. 8 as part of the … Read more
With the proposed change to the icing rule in mind, Dave Starman writes that too much tinkering with college hockey’s rules might alienate people more than it alleviates problems.
The rule proposal was released, the coaches were repulsed and that’s it, right? Wrong. Nothing is finished in the case of the controversial proposed change to the icing rule. Brian Sullivan reports on how we got to this point and what comes next.
Northeastern’s all-time leading scorer is coming home, announced women’s head coach Dave Flint on Friday afternoon. Hilary Witt – who tallied 208 points as a Husky from 1996-2000 and led Yale to 96 wins in eight seasons behind the bench – signed on as an assistant coach at her alma mater. Witt returns to Northeastern … Read more
The NCAA is getting tough on contact-to-the-head penalties and getting creative in an effort to promote scoring when it comes to other rules changes. Contact to the head will result in a major penalty and either a game misconduct or game disqualification under proposals by the NCAA Ice Hockey Rules Committee unveiled Friday. The proposals … Read more
Jamie Wood is the new associate head coach at New Hampshire, following two seasons at Minnesota. Wood joins coach Brian McCloskey with the Wildcats. “We are thrilled to have Jamie and his family join our program here in Durham,” McCloskey said in a statement. “Jamie is an outstanding teacher and coach with an enviable track … Read more
2010 NCAA quarterfinalist Boston University isn’t rebuilding, it’s reloading … and then some. On the heels of their most successful season to date, the Terriers are including 2010 Canadian Olympic stars Catherine Ward and Marie-Philip Poulin among their newest members, according to a source within the program. The duo — which helped the Canadian national … Read more
Connecticut will host a doubleheader of men’s and women’s hockey games at its football stadium next season. The Huskies men will play Sacred Heart and the women will play Providence at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Conn., on Sunday, Feb. 13 as part of the Whalers Hockey Fest. The announcement came Wednesday as part of … Read more